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Wednesday, 29 July 2015

What's New

Tiled View

There's a new tiled view for the file list in the main window. It shows a thumbnail, duration, file name, file size and audio/video format. You can toggle between the tiled view and simple list view from the Settings dialog.

Saturday, 9 May 2015

Aptik builds have been updated in PPA for Ubuntu 15.04 and 15.10.Please note that there is no need to wait for the PPA to be updated when a new version of Ubuntu is released. You can download and install the DEB packages from the following links:aptik-latest-i386.deb (32-bit) aptik-latest-amd64.deb (64-bit)Install 'gdebi' using apt-get then double-click the downloaded package to install it. These packages can be installed on all versions of Ubuntu.

I updated the preview images and made some changes to make widgets display properly on XFCE and Cinnamon desktops. To install the theme pack and previews, download the files from following links and drag-drop it on the Conky Manager window.

Friday, 3 October 2014

You may have heard of the BTRFS file system. BTRFS is an advanced, next-generation file system which was jointly developed by Oracle, RedHat and other companies.

When I came across BTRFS the first time, I dismissed it as yet another file system like EXT4 and NTFS. There are so many file systems available these days that most people don't care about what they are using. And there really is nothing to care about. The difference between file system formats like EXT3 and EXT4 are of interest only to advanced users. Sure, EXT4 provides journaling and better reliability than EXT3, but for the average user, there is nothing about EXT4 that changes the way they interact with their system on a daily basis.

BTRFS is different. It's such a big improvement over previous generation file systems that it will change the way you use your hard disks.

As you may know, a new version of the Linux kernel is released every 6-10 weeks. Each new version features various improvements, fixes issues, and adds support for newer hardware.

Because of the rapid release cycle, the version of the Linux kernel available in Ubuntu PPAs always lags behind the latest stable kernel that may be available. For example, the stock kernel included with Ubuntu 14.04 is v3.13 (released in Jan 2014) while the latest stable kernel is v3.16 (released August 2014). Ubuntu provides only security updates for the stock kernel and newer kernels are made available in the next Ubuntu release after 6 months.

If you are running Ubuntu 14.04 and wish to upgrade to the latest Linux kernel, you can do so easily by running a few commands. The changes between v3.13 and 3.16 are given in following links:

Wednesday, 24 September 2014

This release which fixes all issues reported by users over the last 6 months. It is strongly recommended to update to this version.

What's New

Cloning

You can now clone your current system on another device using the "Clone" button on the toolbar. This is similar to restoring a snapshot to another device. Only difference is that system files are copied directly to the target device without creating a snapshot. The /etc/fstab entries on the restored system will be updated to point to the target device.

About Me

I'm a software developer working in India with a passion for programming and technology. I love writing code and creating applications during my free time. This blog features updates for all my applications along with reviews, tips and other articles on various topics in programming and technology.